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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Vince suspect he is working for?

2. Who called Nora later that night?

3. What did Nora think about Einstein as a dog?

4. What does Streck say to Nora in the beginning of section two?

5. What is Lem and Walt's favorite beer?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why didn't Wes get the gun despite his fear?

2. What things led Vince to believe he was working for the Soviets?

3. What was it Nora feared most about the person who scared her?

4. Who was Wes Dalburg?

5. What was the epiphany Travis had while looking at the rattler?

6. What did Travis compare and contrast in the dog's behavior?

7. Why doesn't Tracy tell the truth about the attack she suffered?

8. What was it that attracted Travis' attention to Nora?

9. How did Einstein convey his thoughts on Travis and Nora's relationship?

10. How did Travis drive away from the canyon, and why did he leave so shortly after arriving?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How, throughout the novel has Nora's character evolved? What, in later chapters, makes her seem like a totally different person? How does her character development contrast Travis'?

Essay Topic 2

If you could gain immortality by killing innocent people would you do it? Why or why not? Does Vince's motivations make him a bad guy? How or why not? Why is Vince's character vital to plot development?

Essay Topic 3

How do Nora and Travis convince the vet to let them stay, and then not to turn Einstein in? What made the vet's decision a morally sound one? What in this decision could have jeopardized his career and why? What would you have done in the same situation?

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